Nadezhda Buyanova, a 68-year-old paediatrician, was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in a penal colony for allegedly spreading false information about the Russian armed forces. She was accused by a mother of making negative comments about a deceased soldier's father. Buyanova denies the allegations, and there is no evidence against her. Her supporters expressed shock and dismay at the harsh sentence, highlighting the oppressive legal environment in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.